CVE-2010-4256
The pipe_fcntl function in fs/pipe.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37 does not properly...
The pipe_fcntl function in fs/pipe.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37 does not properly determine whether a file is a named pipe, which allows local users to cause a denial of service via an F_SETPIPE_SZ fcntl call.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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The pipe_fcntl function in fs/pipe.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37 does not properly determine whether a file is a named pipe, which allows local users to cause a denial of service via an F_SETPIPE_SZ fcntl call.
- Record
CVE-2010-4256- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The pipe_fcntl function in fs/pipe.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37 does not properly determine whether a file is a named pipe, which allows local users to cause a denial of service via an F_SETPIPE_SZ fcntl call.
- Record
CVE-2010-4256- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-4229 No score
The pipe_fcntl function in fs/pipe.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37 does not properly determine whether a file is a named pipe, which allows local users to cause a denial of service via an F_SETPIPE_SZ fcntl call.
- Record
EUVD-2010-4229- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f5vf-h9w5-jcp7 No score
The pipe_fcntl function in fs/pipe.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37 does not properly...
The pipe_fcntl function in fs/pipe.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37 does not properly determine whether a file is a named pipe, which allows local users to cause a denial of service via an F_SETPIPE_SZ fcntl call.
- Record
GHSA-f5vf-h9w5-jcp7- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2010-4256 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Linux Kernel, published January 25, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.36%, the 30th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
git.kernel.org?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c66fb347946ebdd5b10908866ecc9fa05ee2cf3d
kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/30/9
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4256
github.com/advisories/GHSA-f5vf-h9w5-jcp7